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Inside out and outside in: How the COVID-19 pandemic affects self-disclosure on social media

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Nabity-Grover, Teagen, Cheung, Christy M.K., Thatcher, Jason Bennett·2020·International Journal of Information Management

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As social distancing and lockdown orders grew more pervasive, individuals increasingly turned to social media for support, entertainment, and connection to others. We posit that global health emergencies - specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic - change how and what individuals self-disclose on social media. We argue that IS research needs to consider how privacy (self-focused) and social (other-focused) calculus have moved some issues outside in (caused by a shift in what is considered socially appropriate) and others inside out (caused by a shift in what information should be shared for the public good). We identify a series of directions for future research that hold potential for furthering our understanding of online self-disclosure and its factors during health emergencies.

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Authors
Nabity-Grover, T., Cheung, C. M. K., & Thatcher, J. B.
Affiliations
  • Boise State University (US)
  • Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
  • Temple University (US)
Corresponding author
Thatcher, Jason Bennett
Venue
International Journal of Information Management
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-12
Volume
55
Pages
102188
ISSN
0268-4012 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3037942277
Cited by
309
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 16
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76.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Information Management (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scholar Works (Boise State University) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, self-disclosure, social media, privacy calculus, health emergencies, social distancing, lockdown, online self-disclosure, public goods, information sharing

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